Meet your neighbor

Sat., Jan. 7, 2006

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Name: Jim Sullivan

Age: 30

Hometown: Born in Newberry, Conn., moved to England and Germany with family (father worked for General Electric)

Occupation: Bar host at Iron Horse on Sherman Avenue, Coeur d’Alene.

Family: Wife, Sarah; son, Fox, 7; daughter, Mhanón, 2

Hobbies: Coins and minerals

What brought you to Idaho? Came here for mining jobs in 1997, geology technician/tutor/translator at NIC. Now working at Iron Horse (second-degree black belt in judo – comes in handy in the bar).

What do you like about the current season? If I liked the summertime, I’d have moved to Arizona; love the winters here and life in North Idaho.

Favorite books: Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt series)

Favorite spot in North Idaho, and why? The backside of Fernan Lake; go fishing there with my son.

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